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Senior Product Designer
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Gym Group 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead continuous discovery and user research to shape the end-to-end digital experience for members across web and app. Facilitate collaborative workshops and use data-driven insights to align stakeholders on product solutions and measurable outcomes.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hill & Hill Recruitment Ltd 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the design process for mixed-use residential schemes valued at over £100m. Report directly to the Design Director to ensure project delivery.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Spain
Simple Life App 🇪🇸 Spain
Enhance the customer journey by integrating AI technologies and gamification into a behavior change methodology for weight loss. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design innovative UI/UX solutions that drive user engagement and long-term loyalty.
Senior Product Designer, Platform Design
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Epicor Software Corporation 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
You will lead the design of core LUX components, own the Figma library architecture, and drive token strategy in collaboration with platform engineers. Additionally, you will manage component documentation, ensure accessibility compliance, and mentor designers on systems craft.
Senior Product Designer - Platform and Partner Experience
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Spotify 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Design intuitive and cohesive experiences that scale across various devices and platforms within the Spotify ecosystem. Collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to translate complex technical constraints into simple, engaging user interactions.
Senior Data Center Design Manager, Data Center Engineering
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead a team of engineers in the design and delivery of data center critical infrastructure systems across the APAC region. Manage the full project lifecycle from due diligence and budgeting to construction and operational hand-off.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Commonwealth Bank 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead end-to-end product design from discovery to delivery for business banking digital and staff experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional squads to translate complex requirements into intuitive, accessible, and scalable solutions.
Senior Product Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Simple Life App 🇵🇹 Portugal
Enhance the customer journey by integrating AI technologies and gamification into a behavior change methodology for weight loss. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design innovative UI/UX solutions that drive user engagement and long-term loyalty.
SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Entain Nce 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
You will lead end-to-end design projects for online casino and sports betting products while mentoring a team of UI/UX designers. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to advocate for the player using data-driven insights and user research.
Senior Graphic Designer - B2B, Financial Services
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Creative Circle 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to develop strategic design solutions for corporate marketing and business development. Responsibilities include conducting design consultations, creating creative briefs, and mentoring junior team members while managing project timelines and budgets.
Senior UX Designer
🇳🇱 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
I2d Consulting 🇳🇱 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Lead user-centered design activities to translate user needs and business goals into intuitive digital experiences. Conduct qualitative and quantitative research while designing wireframes and prototypes within agile teams.
Senior Product Designer
The Senior Product Designer will bridge editorial storytelling and technology by designing end-to-end product flows and internal newsroom tools. Additionally, the role involves creating high-converting promotional campaigns and subscription journeys to support business growth.
Senior UX Designer
The Senior UX Designer will own the user experience for key reader-facing product areas, including reading experiences, information architecture, and subscription journeys. They will conduct independent user research and partner with product teams to translate data-driven insights into effective design solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Adinb - Advertising In Business 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The role involves shaping the brand's visual direction and leading creative projects to develop innovative concepts. Responsibilities include creating high-quality designs for branding, marketing campaigns, and event materials across digital and print media.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Dexcare 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior Product Designer will define the experience vision for web-based patient care booking and search journeys. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver prototypes, design patterns, and data-driven product enhancements.
About Design Leadership careers
Design leaders in 2026 set the strategic vision for design organizations navigating an AI-saturated market. This role requires a balance of craft expertise and high-level business acumen to advocate for design's value at the executive level.
Effective leaders foster a culture of technical agency, establishing systems that allow human creativity and machine efficiency to coexist.
Companies like Stripe and Airbnb seek VPs and Directors of Design who can scale teams and align design strategy with long-term business objectives.
We feature senior leadership positions including Design Directors, Heads of Design, VP of Design, Chief Design Officers, and design team leads at companies like Meta, Google, Airbnb, Stripe, and fast-growing AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These roles span product design, brand, and cross-functional design organizations.
Many companies offer remote design leadership roles, including distributed-first companies like Notion, Linear, GitLab, and Vercel. AI companies like Midjourney and Anthropic also hire remote design leaders. Some companies prefer hybrid arrangements for VP+ positions.
Most positions require 8–15+ years of design experience with 3–5+ years managing teams. Strong candidates demonstrate strategic thinking, team building, stakeholder management, and a track record of shipping successful products at companies like Figma, Spotify, Netflix, or emerging AI startups. Browse leadership portfolios to see how experienced designers showcase their impact.
Design leadership salaries are highly competitive: Design Directors earn $160k–$240k, VPs of Design $220k–$350k+, and CDOs at major companies can exceed $400k with significant equity packages. AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks often offer premium total compensation. Consult our salary guide for detailed breakdowns.